The debate about the health of democracy today is strongly linked to the analysis of the impact that technology and digitalization have on the social contract and the distribution of power in the world. The same is true for political systems.
In recent years, power dynamics have concentrated around large technology companies, a process in which governments of all political stripes have often lagged behind technological advances. First the pandemic and then the war in Ukraine have accelerated many of the geopolitical tensions in the world in recent years and technology has been a central player in the disputes: on the one hand, between states and governments, between models of digital governance and rights or among societies and, on the other hand, in key sectors like industry, business, security and defense, communications and culture.
In this report we aim to provide an overview of some of the central topics when addressing the geopolitics of technology and offer some keys that will help us to better understand an ever-changing, accelerating dynamic.